The Human Proteome

The Power of Proteins

The human genome consists of approximately 20,000 protein-coding genes. If DNA can be equated with the blueprint for a home, then proteins can be thought of as the bricks and mortar, plumbing, and paint–essentially everything that makes up the house. This poster, from the Science/AAAS Custom Publishing Office, summarizes the multiple ongoing antibody and transcriptomics-based proteome projects and where in the human body this research is focused.